Where does “unliveliness” come from?
unliveliness (English) comes from English unlively, from English lively, from Middle English lyvely, from Old English līflīċ, from Old English līf, from Proto-West Germanic līb, from Proto-Germanic lībą, from Proto-Germanic lībaną — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...
unliveliness (English): The quality of not being lively
Definitions
- The quality of not being lively
Ancestry of “unliveliness”, step by step
unliveliness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unlively
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unlively | Not lively |
| 2 | English | lively | Full of life; energetic; Bright, glowing, vivid;... |
| 3 | Middle English | lyvely | — |
| 4 | Old English | līflīċ | living, lively, long-lived, necessary to life,... |
| 5 | Old English | līf | life, existence; life-time |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | līb | body; life |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | lībą | body; life |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | lībaną | to remain, to be left |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leyp- | to stick; fat or sticky substance |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |